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Article #14864Re: Mac II
From: maclab
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1987 21:18
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1987 21:18
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In article <10231@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA>, rburns@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA (Randy Burns) writes: > I had heard that the Mac II would have 15 bits of color per pixel. It > sounds like this has been reduced to 8 bits per pixel. Is this true? Theoretically, Color Quickdraw can handle up to 32 bits per pixel. The current Mac II graphics card can only handle up to 1/2/4/8 bits per pixel. > Also does the new mac handle its color as 8 seperate planes or is each > pixel a contiguous area in the bitmap. Color QuickDraw specs indicate that it *will* support chunky (continguous pixels) and planar pixel organization -- currently, it only supports chunky pixels. Scott Gillespie Reed College
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!bellcore!faline!ulysses!gatech!seismo!columbia!rutgers!husc6!necntc!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!tektronix!reed!maclab From: maclab@reed.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac II Message-ID: <5587@reed.UUCP> Date: Wed, 4-Mar-87 16:18:26 EST Article-I.D.: reed.5587 Posted: Wed Mar 4 16:18:26 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 6-Mar-87 23:33:45 EST References: <10231@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA> Organization: Reed College, Portland OR Lines: 19